The report claims that immigration reform will
cost taxpayers $6.3 trillion in
new spending. Ugh. What it neglects to mention is the amount immigrants pay in taxes,
or how immigrant communities contribute to the economy in myriad other ways - as detailed in this Immigration
Policy Center fact sheet - or data from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, which shows immigration would actually cut the deficit over 10 years, by about $12 billion.

But here's the
real thing the Heritage Foundation's report neglects to mention: every
policy and dollar deals directly with real people. Real lives and real
families. Immigration isn't a debate about dollars.

So I made a public challenge.

Watch the clip above where I ask Jim DeMint, a former U.S. Senator and head of Heritage, to invite undocumented people of all backgrounds to visit
their D.C. offices and talk about our lives and the contributions we make to
our country.

I’m
used to uncomfortable conversations, but my request is the same as always, let’s
talk.

Will you support this request publicly by signing this petition?
Thanks for having our back!

Signed,

Define American

This petition closed almost 2 years ago

How this will help

Immigration isn't a debate
about dollars. It's about real lives and real families. Join us in asking Jim DeMint, head of the Heritage foundation, to host a conversation with undocumented people...

Immigration isn't a debate
about dollars. It's about real lives and real families. Join us in asking Jim DeMint, head of the Heritage foundation, to host a conversation with undocumented people of all backgrounds. We want to have a meaningful conversation about our lives and the contributions we make to
our country.